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Please check in regularly as
material will be added frequently.

Rabbi Levy's Bio


RABBI LEVY'S DRASHOT

Emor May 1, 2010
Lag B'Omer for us

Acharei Mot/Kedoshim
April 24, 2010
Be holy, even when it's difficult

Tazria-Metzora April 17, 2010
Healing our Home

Shemini, 4/10/2010
Learning from Anger


VAYECHI, 1/2/2010

NOACH, 10/24/2009

KOL NIDREI, 5770/2009
Home Without a House


ROSH HASHANA DAY 1, 5770/2009
Surrender and Choice: the Paradox of the Book of Life

ACHAREI MOT, KEDOSHIM
5/2/09

TAZRIA, METZORA
4/25/09

BEHAALOTCHA: How Praying for Healing Works
6/14/08

Naso: Carrying a Mishkan in the  Wilderness
6/7/08

Emor:
Imperfection
5/10/08

Kedoshim: We're on a Mission from God
5/3/08

Shemini/Shabbat Parah:
Faith Purifies
3/29/08

Tzav:
The Power of Ritual
3/22/08

VAYIKRAH / SHABBAT ZACHOR:
The Spiritual Antidote to Amalek
3/15/08

Vayakhel:
Giving and Ceasing
3/1/08

Terumah:
Building a Holy Place
2/9/08

Yitro:
Meeting God
1/26/08


Beshallach:
Singing our prayers
1/19/08


Vaera:
The Meaning of God's Name
1/5/08


Shemot:
Where was God? 12/29/07


Vayigash:
Honor your Father
2/15/07

Vayera:
Welcoming the Stranger
10/27/07

Shabbat HaGadol
4/8/06



Rabbi Levy's High Holiday Sermons

ROSH HASHANA DAY 1 5770/2009
Surrender and Choice: the Paradox of the Book of Life

An Inconvenient Sermon:
Rosh Hashana 5767

Days of Fear:
Yom Kippur 5767

Celebrating Free Will:
Rosh Hashana 5768

Faith and Uncertainty:
Yom Kippur 5768

ROSH HASHANA 2008/5769: Your One Wild and Precious Life
9/02/08


Rabbi Levy's Writings

Notes from 2006 Israel Trip


 

NEW on Rabbi Levy's REBlog:

Check out these photos from the May, 2010 congregation retreat. 
Retreat 2010 Gallery.

Shavuot Teachings on Lashon Harah – download file (PDF).

Check out these photos from the Tu Bishvat tree planting. 
Tu Bishvat Photo Gallery.

CLASSES

IS CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM HALACHIC, AND WHY DOES IT MATTER? 
To learn more and LISTEN TO PODCASTS OF THE CLASS, click here.

MUSIC & PRAYER RESOURCES

In this section we post our congregations' prayer melodies.

How to Lead the Torah Service and Musaf at Kol Shofar: Click here, for prayer melodies:
Worship & Spirituality > Prayer Melodies.


Here's our Kol Shofar on the move theme song, for those who've been asking for music and lyrics.


Shabbat and liturgical songs: http://www.zemirotdatabase.org

Nusach for Shabbat and Holidays: http://www.virtualcantor.com

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RESOURCES

Rabbi Chai Levy’s  monthly Torah column in the J Weekly

Drashes:
Congregants are invited to sign up to give a drash on some Shabbat or Chag mornings. Please contact me if you are interested. For some tips on giving a drash, click here: How to give a drash.

GREEN CHAVURAH 
Kol Shofar’s Green Chavurah is a dedicated and extremely enthusiastic group of individuals who are committed to transforming the synagogue into a model of eco-sustainability.... click for more information.

How to Build a Sukkah:

We held a Sukkah Building Workshop at Kol Shofar, where we learned everything we need to build and decorate a sukkah. Members of our community demonstrated different models of sukkot, with guidance in how to do-it-yourself. People were so inspired that we thought it would be useful to post the information here on the web, and to start a photo gallery of congregants' sukkot. Please send photos to photos@kolshofar.org

WEBSITES OF INTEREST

For the latest thinking about Jews and food: http://jcarrot.org

For resources on creating rituals for Jewish lifecycle events and holidays: http://ritualwell.org

For a list of GLBT-friendly Conservative rabbis: http://keshetrabbis.org

For resources on Judaism and the environment: http://coejl.org

For a commentary on the weekly Torah portion: http://jtsa.edu

For resources on Torah, holidays, Jewish thought and history: http://myjewishlearning.com




 

 
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